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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Culture secretary under fire over relationship with sex worker. P2
UK pop stars accounted for half the biggest-selling artists of 2015. P3
Reality TV star David Gest dies. P5
Rupert Murdoch puts his New York townhouse on the market. P7
Online abuse more likely if you are female, study suggests. P11
Australian TV crew face 20 years in prison over ‘kidnap’. P12
BuzzFeed ‘missed 2015 revenue target by $80m’. P20
Owen Jones: Is it too late to stop trolls trampling on our political culture? P31
Obituary: TV writer and producer Robert Banks Stewart. P33
Tituss Burgess on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. G2 P16-17
Daily Telegraph
John Whittingdale ‘had relationship with sex worker’. P1,4
BBC angers parents with children’s iPlayer. P8
Amazon seeks UK pay-TV channels for its streaming service. Business P1
The Guardian considers move from central London to control losses. Business P1
Financial Times
Streaming fires music sales to new heights. P17
BuzzFeed revenues miss goals. P17
Spotify co-founders threaten to quit Sweden. P18
The Guardian threatens to ‘turn off’ readers who use ad blockers. P23
The Times
Sun on Sunday appeals over celebrity injunction. P4
BBC launches iPlayer for children. P4
Privacy row over John Whittingdale’s relationship with sex worker. P5
Reality TV star David Gest dies. P5
Ofcom’s Sharon White forced to fend off accusations she is too soft on BT. P37
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Reality TV star David Gest dies aged 62. P5
Matt LeBlanc goes straight to filming Episodes after Top Gear. P15
New BBC iPlayer app that children can control. P17
YouTube ‘using gangster tactics’ in tussle with music industry. P17
The New Day
Reality TV star David Gest dies aged 62. P7
Public back Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist after claims audition was a fix. P8
Wall Street Journal
Don’t ignore LinkedIn any longer. A8
Spotify blasts Sweden in letter. B1
Facebook adds muscle to Messenger app. B3
Streaming fires music sales to new heights. B3
Daily Mail
Political blogger threatened with jail for naming celebrity love cheat. P2
MP forced to apologise to Isabel Hardman over sexist remark. P5
Reality TV star David Gest dies. P6-7
Julie Hesmondhalgh to appear in Broadchurch series three. P19
Match.com ad criticised for calling freckles ‘imperfections’. P25
Richard Madeley in Twitter rant over drones. P31
Madonna turns to Bell Pottinger to improve her image. P32-33
Daily Express
Reality TV star David Gest dies aged 62. P1,7,19
Ricky Gervais slams fame ‘idiots’. P17
The Sun
Reality TV star David Gest dies. P1,4-5
Top Gear’s Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc ‘at war’ after Cenotaph row. P3
BBC left red-faced over Mastermind blunder. P7
Editorial: Celebrity injunction makes legal system a laughing stock. P10
Celebrity injunction couple named in Canadian newspaper. P16
Britain’s Got Talent coverage. P23
Who’s playing the royals in Channel 4’s The Windsors? P24-25
Julie Hesmondhalgh to appear in Broadchurch series three. P33
Julian Fellowes confirms Downton Abbey film is on the way. P33
Daily Mirror
Reality TV star David Gest dies aged 62. P1, P6, P7
Coronation Street’s Julie Hesmondhalgh stars in final Broadchurch. P4
John Whittingdale: I didn’t know girlfriend was sex worker. P9
Brenda Blethyn on the class divide in acting. P14-15
Daily Star
Reality TV star David Gest dies aged 62. P1, P5
Britain’s Got Talent faces probe over dangerous sword act. P9
Julian Fellowes confirms Downton Abbey film will happen. P10
Julie Hesmondhalgh to star in Broadchurch. P22
